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being able to feel the effect of the over $300 billion of direct and indirect costs included in the obamacare and with plan cancellation notices that said tens of thousands of the country seniors, some of the most vulnerable citizens are faced with this uncertainty that i just talked about. individuals are losing coverage that they are happy with and the doctors with which they are comfortable. this is a tragedy. a bill that was rushed through congress without any serious debate strictly partisan vote is now impacting people's lives and their personal healthcare decision. mr. holtz-eakin would you please explain to the committee the reality of those potentially millions of people, seniors who lose coverage over the next few years especially when it comes to a reduction in the financial security and benefits? >> i think this is a very real possibility. it is one thing to mandate that the plan covers certain benefits and offers us to seniors and it's another thing to be in existence so they can take advantage of it. in the absence of a financial situation they will not have those choices were t
being able to feel the effect of the over $300 billion of direct and indirect costs included in the obamacare and with plan cancellation notices that said tens of thousands of the country seniors, some of the most vulnerable citizens are faced with this uncertainty that i just talked about. individuals are losing coverage that they are happy with and the doctors with which they are comfortable. this is a tragedy. a bill that was rushed through congress without any serious debate strictly...
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do you think medicare advantage may be obamacare's next victim? and if so, what might beneficiaries in pennsylvania expect over the coming years in terms of plan choices, costs, foregone benefit offerings and provider networks? >> thank you, mr. chairman. indeed, i am concerned about the future of medicare advantage. as i said in my opening statement. the work we've done on the implications of aca cuts, for example, in pennsylvania would suggest that in 2014 there would be an average loss of benefit for beneficiary of about $2200. that this is about a 19% reduction in those benefits. and that we would see a decline in the available of medicare that is to about 113,000 pennsylvanians. those numbers for 2014 are of concern, but i am more troubled by the trajectory over succeeding five years and the full cuts under the affordable care act as to whether medicare events were remain a viable option within the medicare program and deliver the comprehensive benefits. and i just want to echo the statements that we heard in many of the opening remarks. the
do you think medicare advantage may be obamacare's next victim? and if so, what might beneficiaries in pennsylvania expect over the coming years in terms of plan choices, costs, foregone benefit offerings and provider networks? >> thank you, mr. chairman. indeed, i am concerned about the future of medicare advantage. as i said in my opening statement. the work we've done on the implications of aca cuts, for example, in pennsylvania would suggest that in 2014 there would be an average loss...
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pamphlets are how the government is trying to take away your rights to own guns and obama is doing this and obamacare is terrible. those were the guys i wanted to talk to because they were the guys with the leaflets, the ideas. i said to them, is this your stuff? they said, who are you? pedantic -- i am an academic researcher doing research on these organizations and ideas, trying to understand these, and i study men who believe this stuff. and they looked at me suspiciously and said, sort of asked me questions. i just said, look, here is what i am. i don't get it. here is my job, i went to understand how you guys see the world. i want to understand your worldview. look, you will not convince me, and i will not convince you. that is off the table. what is on the table is i want to understand why you think the way you do. downward mobility, racial and gender equality, michael kimmel on the fear, anxiety, and rage of angry white men, part of book tv, this weekend on c-span two. >> now representative greg walden, chairman of the house energy subcommittee on communications and technology on his plan to u
pamphlets are how the government is trying to take away your rights to own guns and obama is doing this and obamacare is terrible. those were the guys i wanted to talk to because they were the guys with the leaflets, the ideas. i said to them, is this your stuff? they said, who are you? pedantic -- i am an academic researcher doing research on these organizations and ideas, trying to understand these, and i study men who believe this stuff. and they looked at me suspiciously and said, sort of...
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tens of thousands of americans who think they have health insurance under obamacare may discover on january 1st that they do not. they are refusing to release the stats on the problems plaguing healthcare.gov the administration announced under pressure from the press that the enrollment of one out of every four people in the month of october and november were botched. at least one out of every four. since then they say at least one out of every 10 federal applications have had problems. the fix and they think the number is higher in the states. the state exchanges. our reporter pressed the agency in charge of these exchanges, the federal exchange or a solution to this mess, people don't know. they think they have got the coverage, they don't have the coverage, the insurer has some botched form it doesn't even have a name. it can't call the person to tell them it didn't work for you and here was the answer. >> but you are not saying that everyone should call? you are not suggesting that, urging them strongly despite the potential 1 terror rate going forward. >> any one who questions about th
tens of thousands of americans who think they have health insurance under obamacare may discover on january 1st that they do not. they are refusing to release the stats on the problems plaguing healthcare.gov the administration announced under pressure from the press that the enrollment of one out of every four people in the month of october and november were botched. at least one out of every four. since then they say at least one out of every 10 federal applications have had problems. the fix...
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obamacare. >> one of the other problems that has been arising. if the side is far from fixed, forms people are filling out, people are thinking they are enrolled when they are not. >> that's going to be a huge problem. the obama administration has been focussing on the first half of the website. the half that the consumer will see. like you said, you go and look at your plans, and send your application in. you think of the website, the second half being where the application goes from your computer to the insurance company. they know your name, social security number and whether they paid your premium. that half is not working as well as anyone hoped, the obama administration or the insurance companies. they are concerned that you, as the consumer will thing you have coverage, but if the information didn't get through, you are not covered. the administration are working on the problem, trying to get it repaired. they don't provide specifics in conference calls. it's definitely something to watch for. it could be a problem if it's not repaired by
obamacare. >> one of the other problems that has been arising. if the side is far from fixed, forms people are filling out, people are thinking they are enrolled when they are not. >> that's going to be a huge problem. the obama administration has been focussing on the first half of the website. the half that the consumer will see. like you said, you go and look at your plans, and send your application in. you think of the website, the second half being where the application goes...
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where they, too, have turned on obamacare. ♪ oh, how is this for an obamacare headline? as california wakes up this tuesday morning, californians like the bullet train more than they like obamacare, what? according to a new poll, just 43% of independents approve the plan to buy, to build the high speed bullet. and only 40% say they support the president's health care law. maybe here is why. 900,000 health insurance policies in california have been canceled as a result of obamacare. charles, the president has been touting california as a success and so has paul krugman, california is the social petry dish. if it can't work there, it can't work anywhere. of course he's touting california. there was a piece and-- >> finley is a frequent quest. charles: they talk about ben of costa mesa, took him a couple of times to get on, one time six hours on and they have paper applications backlogged. a million people just about have lost their policies and it's not living up to the billing and here is the problem, word of mouth is what makes something like this successful ultimately a
where they, too, have turned on obamacare. ♪ oh, how is this for an obamacare headline? as california wakes up this tuesday morning, californians like the bullet train more than they like obamacare, what? according to a new poll, just 43% of independents approve the plan to buy, to build the high speed bullet. and only 40% say they support the president's health care law. maybe here is why. 900,000 health insurance policies in california have been canceled as a result of obamacare. charles,...
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. >>> the web site for obamacare has been undergoing repairs. engineers have fixed 400 bugs. the health care web site can handle up to 800,000 users a day. the response time has dropped from eight seconds to one second. >> we have a much more stable system that's reliably open for business. at the end of the day we need high system up time so consumers can seek information, fill out applications, shop and enroll. the error rate is less than 1%. >>> california lawmakers will have extra cash this holiday season. they are getting a raise. some are refusing to take it. >> wallets in sacramento are fatter today. lawmakers are getting a raise amounting to more than 5%. the state citizen compensation commission approved it in june. >> that's after we took a 23% cut. >> that commission cut lawmakers pay during the recession. senator hill cut his own even more. this is done by an independant third party evaluation and committee that sets the standards and they can raise the pay or lower it in times when times were tough. >> but 12 members won't accept the extra cash. one quoted as say
. >>> the web site for obamacare has been undergoing repairs. engineers have fixed 400 bugs. the health care web site can handle up to 800,000 users a day. the response time has dropped from eight seconds to one second. >> we have a much more stable system that's reliably open for business. at the end of the day we need high system up time so consumers can seek information, fill out applications, shop and enroll. the error rate is less than 1%. >>> california lawmakers...
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obamacare depends on their buy in literally. >>ed the product is good. it is affordable to quote joe biden. if you are a student body president set up on campus. if you are president have a happy hour. >> a poll out shows the challenges the white house is facing on this. do you approve of obamacare or disapprove asking 18-29-year-olds 57 percent disapprove of the law. 22 percent are without health insurance. of that group less than a third, just 29 percent plan to enroll. that is a real challenge now for the white house. they point to security issues on the web site and doctor shortages. 40 to 50 percent of the numbers in their older plans are being canceled. it is harder to get access to a doctor. it will be hard to get access to a doctor you used to go see. >> they will keep driving this message young people need to sign up for health insurance. >> if you are a bartender have a happy hour. >> house oversight committee darrel issa says the web site could reach 10 figures. he told fox news while they will get the web site working it will probably cost ov
obamacare depends on their buy in literally. >>ed the product is good. it is affordable to quote joe biden. if you are a student body president set up on campus. if you are president have a happy hour. >> a poll out shows the challenges the white house is facing on this. do you approve of obamacare or disapprove asking 18-29-year-olds 57 percent disapprove of the law. 22 percent are without health insurance. of that group less than a third, just 29 percent plan to enroll. that is a...
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jennifer, a lot of talk about the improvement of the obamacare website. is it really and dramatically in better shape. >> the administration says it's better. can handle up to 800,000 people in one day. we saw today that the site was down, queueing people for a number of hours in the middle of the day. the concern is whether it will sustain the crush of people that is expected. >> we were given graphs showing the system was stable. up from the 40s in early november. how are they judging success. experts say the system uptime is still way blow industry standards that would be considered on unacceptable disaster for the private sector. >> if you compare this to how much amazon works, it's not a success. the administration set the bar at having the website working for the vast majority of the users. it's a swishy bar to meet. they said this weekend that they had met it. the real charge will be when it comes, and they can't test people going on the website at one time. that will be the real test. >> kathleen sebelius, secretary of the department of the health
jennifer, a lot of talk about the improvement of the obamacare website. is it really and dramatically in better shape. >> the administration says it's better. can handle up to 800,000 people in one day. we saw today that the site was down, queueing people for a number of hours in the middle of the day. the concern is whether it will sustain the crush of people that is expected. >> we were given graphs showing the system was stable. up from the 40s in early november. how are they...
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just look at obamacare as an example. and then the third reason the republican party does have a branding problem -- they've had one for years, and i have been screaming to the top of my voice to whoever will listen in the republican party, you need to fix it, there's a way to fix it. just look at the most recent example. the rnc sent out a flier to some of its members talking about potential 2016 presidential candidates. do you know what they had in common? they all have been on tv and in the media a lot, and they were all white. martha: uh-huh. >> where was alan west? where was dr. ben carson? and have they ruled out the possibility that i might consider another run? [laughter] that's part of their branding problem, martha. of. martha: i hear what you're saying. a lot of folks look at what's going on with obamacare, and they say that for republicans, for your side this is a golden opportunity. but others look at it and say all thai doing is bashing the program -- they're doing is bashing the program. and granted, i thin
just look at obamacare as an example. and then the third reason the republican party does have a branding problem -- they've had one for years, and i have been screaming to the top of my voice to whoever will listen in the republican party, you need to fix it, there's a way to fix it. just look at the most recent example. the rnc sent out a flier to some of its members talking about potential 2016 presidential candidates. do you know what they had in common? they all have been on tv and in the...
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that, andoing obamacare is terrible. those of the guys i wanted to talk to because those are the guys with the leaflets. i said to them, is this your stuff? they said, who are you? i said, i am a researcher in doing research on these organizations, these ideas and trying to understand the guys, i am wondering -- i am studying men who like this stuff. here'said, look, what i am. i do not get it. here is my job -- i want to understand how you guys see the world. not convince me and i will not convince you. that is off the table. what is on the table, i want to understand why you think you way you do. " downward mobility," the fears, anxieties and rage of angry white man sunday night on afterwards, part of the tv this weekend on c-span 2. -- part of book tv. jobsw president obama on and the income inequality. hosted by the center for american progress, this is a little less than our. -- an hour. [applause] good morning, good morning, everybody. thank you so much for being here. i want to thank you all for joining us. member
that, andoing obamacare is terrible. those of the guys i wanted to talk to because those are the guys with the leaflets. i said to them, is this your stuff? they said, who are you? i said, i am a researcher in doing research on these organizations, these ideas and trying to understand the guys, i am wondering -- i am studying men who like this stuff. here'said, look, what i am. i do not get it. here is my job -- i want to understand how you guys see the world. not convince me and i will not...
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what does this have to do with obamacare? it's the culture of government that says a law for everybody and a special law for people in the government. that's what the dallas cops are doing. >> it's troubling on so many different levels. but just take the first thing and that is the sooner you repeat something you just saw, the fresher it's going to be. you wait a couple of days, memories fade. >> look at this instance. this is an actual effort to help the police cover up and collaborate and that is not what they're supposed to do. they're supposed to tell the truth like the rest of us. >> we trust the cops. who is behind this? is it the unions? >> it is the unions behind the cops. and regrettably, if this happened here, ray kelly would tell them to take a hike. in dallas, the police chief caved and this is now the rule in dallas. i suspect when this happens, next a judge will interfere with it and i hope so. >> thank you, judge. >> now i'm going to get some espresso. >> you're already riled up. 11 minutes before the top of th
what does this have to do with obamacare? it's the culture of government that says a law for everybody and a special law for people in the government. that's what the dallas cops are doing. >> it's troubling on so many different levels. but just take the first thing and that is the sooner you repeat something you just saw, the fresher it's going to be. you wait a couple of days, memories fade. >> look at this instance. this is an actual effort to help the police cover up and...
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. >> as more enrollment deadlines are pushed back, is the website the least of obamacare's problems? we'll ask two health care experts on opposite sides of the debate, james capretta and neera tanden. plus, our sunday panel weighs in on white house efforts to lower expectations for obamacare's online relaunch. then, skepticism over last week's deal with iran that president obama is calling a victory for diplomacy. >> we cannot rule out
. >> as more enrollment deadlines are pushed back, is the website the least of obamacare's problems? we'll ask two health care experts on opposite sides of the debate, james capretta and neera tanden. plus, our sunday panel weighs in on white house efforts to lower expectations for obamacare's online relaunch. then, skepticism over last week's deal with iran that president obama is calling a victory for diplomacy. >> we cannot rule out
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. ♪ >> tonight, the president urging young people to help plug obamacare. >> i need you all to spread the word how the affordable care act really works. >> a new poll shows most millenials don't plan on signing up. tonight, why america's youth is tuning the president out. >>> the obamacare web site, bull's eye for hackers >> doesn't appear that any security was built into the site itself at all. >> the serious privacy risks that come with signing up for health care. >>> plus, students who used to get straight a's now struggling in class. why common core is not making the grade.
. ♪ >> tonight, the president urging young people to help plug obamacare. >> i need you all to spread the word how the affordable care act really works. >> a new poll shows most millenials don't plan on signing up. tonight, why america's youth is tuning the president out. >>> the obamacare web site, bull's eye for hackers >> doesn't appear that any security was built into the site itself at all. >> the serious privacy risks that come with signing up for...
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the truth is that obamacare only works ifo= it. i mean, this is the payoff to insurance companies that guaranteed their support for the law three years ago which is lots of new customers, hell the people -- healthy sending their money. and so, yeah, massive dropoff, it mirrors his larger poll numbers. the good news for democrats is these are not people who vote in midterm elections anyway, so i'm not sure it's going to to make a huge difference in '14. martha: perhaps not.júwÑ something very interesting was said on this show yesterday, ccris, and it was that the thing that started to turn some of this group, this 18-29-year-old group, was the nsa issue, that the whole issue of, you know, sort of oversight and messing with my cell phone or my social media or getting access to my private life which this group holds extremely dear is a huge no-no. >> well, that's the first breach. when you get to the point of breach between the president and these most important supporters that he had -- because, remember, to tucker's point, not onl
the truth is that obamacare only works ifo= it. i mean, this is the payoff to insurance companies that guaranteed their support for the law three years ago which is lots of new customers, hell the people -- healthy sending their money. and so, yeah, massive dropoff, it mirrors his larger poll numbers. the good news for democrats is these are not people who vote in midterm elections anyway, so i'm not sure it's going to to make a huge difference in '14. martha: perhaps not.júwÑ something very...
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all signed up for obamacare? think again. how glitches in a system could come back to health people who think they are covered. and selfie for security. and new app that uses your face to protect your personal data. and one company aims to create a city at sea. how they plan to raise nearly $10 billion it is going to take. [ male announcer ] here's a question for you: where does the united states get most of its energy? is it africa? the middle east? canada? or the u.s.? the answer is... the u.s. ♪ most of america's energy comes from right here at home. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. dagen: there is a lot to love in this market. all 10 sectors in the green, but still some losers out there. what are you looking at? nicole: some names coming under pressure. take a look with jefferies cutting the price target down to 105. a drop under $23. over 20%. a tough day for shareholders if you are long this stock. they had an earnings miss, some of the endless jumping on board. some of the biggest losers here. probably want t
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>> under obamacare is one viewpoint. we're in the rare disease business. these patients do not have any alternative this makes our business very unique. we're targeting a small number of patients. more often than not they don't have anything to rely on. tracy: tell us about the big drug we talked about the last time you were here. what is the update on that? >> the update the launch of gatex is going exceedingly well. we're pleased and announced we reached lower end of our guidance. we said we would have between 275 and 325 patients on it by year-end. we announced today that we reached 275 going forward. tracy: what does it, what does it help? >> well gattex helps patients who can not absorb fluid and nutrients because they have a short gut because of crohn's, sclerosis and other conditions. they rely on artificial newt tricks that given to them intravenously every day, eight, nine, 10, 12 hours a day every day of the we go for the rest of their lives. tracy: wow. this is helping them. talk about the process. you. you and i talked about how long it took fr
>> under obamacare is one viewpoint. we're in the rare disease business. these patients do not have any alternative this makes our business very unique. we're targeting a small number of patients. more often than not they don't have anything to rely on. tracy: tell us about the big drug we talked about the last time you were here. what is the update on that? >> the update the launch of gatex is going exceedingly well. we're pleased and announced we reached lower end of our guidance....
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if they get a hospital or medical help for thousands of dollars that should have been covered under obamacare is with this prudential gap in coverage that was an overtly cause because of computer problems that they won't have to pay that bill? >> first of all there is not an insurance policy called obama karen i think it's important to the viewers that they understand their purchasing private insurance. first of all. secondly the general contract of queue ssi has stood up a team of experts working closely already with insurers to make sure that every 834 form past and present is accurate in time for january 1 and i'm confident we will be able to achieve that. going back to this story cited earlier today, even though we feel, even though we believe that the description is inaccurate in terms of what is happening today even if you look back at the worst period after the launch of the troubles we had with the web site the fact is very few people as we know now because we have the october numbers were enrolled. the universe of people who might have in their enrollment problems with 834 forms is n
if they get a hospital or medical help for thousands of dollars that should have been covered under obamacare is with this prudential gap in coverage that was an overtly cause because of computer problems that they won't have to pay that bill? >> first of all there is not an insurance policy called obama karen i think it's important to the viewers that they understand their purchasing private insurance. first of all. secondly the general contract of queue ssi has stood up a team of...
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obamacare is hitting a high note with some professional musicians. but first let's took at the temperatures across the nation today. >>> good morning, 40 degrees two days agoteens today. ahead of the front we have 60s and 70s, but those will moderate over the next couple of days. rapid city in the single digits for temperatures but sustained winds in the 30 mile an hour range make it feel like almost minus 30 degrees. and more of that cold air will sink in to place as we get into thursday and friday as the front moves along. that will sink southward and slowly eastward too. some temperature drops by the weekend, but look as we get into the next couple of days. minneapolis i in the 30s today. by this weekend, friday, saturday will hover right around zero in some cases. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. undocumented immigrants may now g get driver's licenses. supports of the law say about 250,000 undocumented immigrants are already driving in the state. the new law requires them to take driving tests and buy insurance. >>> the house passes the first f
obamacare is hitting a high note with some professional musicians. but first let's took at the temperatures across the nation today. >>> good morning, 40 degrees two days agoteens today. ahead of the front we have 60s and 70s, but those will moderate over the next couple of days. rapid city in the single digits for temperatures but sustained winds in the 30 mile an hour range make it feel like almost minus 30 degrees. and more of that cold air will sink in to place as we get into...
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list -- enrollment surge or no enrollment surge, the next obamacare challenge is a big one. how will the white house make sure people with canceled policies get new coverage by january 1? at the rate sign-ups are going, even with the speedier and newly functioning obamacare website, there is a daft distance to peoplebefore for to five get coverage.ple thatr: it is unfortunate a few country there is people willing to sacrifice. i am talking about some white people. maybe republican, maybe democrats. it is both sides. if mandela is left in public, i'm going to make the trip to south africa and be proud of it. host: james, thanks for the call. warsaw, indiana, tricia. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. we canwanted to say that nelsonrn a lot from mandela's life. watching him struggle, watching him fight what he knew was right and being oppressed and being in prison and still holding onto what he knew was right, i think that is what we have to do in america. andave to take his example carry it through every country. for us, we need to do that with our government
list -- enrollment surge or no enrollment surge, the next obamacare challenge is a big one. how will the white house make sure people with canceled policies get new coverage by january 1? at the rate sign-ups are going, even with the speedier and newly functioning obamacare website, there is a daft distance to peoplebefore for to five get coverage.ple thatr: it is unfortunate a few country there is people willing to sacrifice. i am talking about some white people. maybe republican, maybe...
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workers earn the federal minimum wage and they argue that especially in light of demand put on them by obamacare, raising the minimum wage could cost jobs, cording to one study, nearly half a million jobs could be lost. and the lobbying group, union fact, simply says raising the minimum wage sun reasonable demand. listen. >> you can't just translate your need for more money on to every business and say, i've got three kids to feed. you need to pay me more. that is not how the compensation system works in this country. >> bottom line here for the most part it appears that most fast-food restaurants are conducting business as usual. it at appears only relative small number of fast-food workers have in fact walked off the job. thank you david lee miller. adam: charles payne has a few thoughts on the minimum wage strikes. charles, you have a different angle on how this is all playing out. >> well there are two things. i think the while movement itself is disingenuous to a large degree and misguided. irony we had a bunch news this week that is underscores this point. beginning of week, one of the new
workers earn the federal minimum wage and they argue that especially in light of demand put on them by obamacare, raising the minimum wage could cost jobs, cording to one study, nearly half a million jobs could be lost. and the lobbying group, union fact, simply says raising the minimum wage sun reasonable demand. listen. >> you can't just translate your need for more money on to every business and say, i've got three kids to feed. you need to pay me more. that is not how the compensation...